Feature Stories

We all love golf course rankings, but there's quite a bias involved, huh? Host a major championship and you're basically guaranteed a spot on the list. What about the average duffer who's more impressed with the beer list than the slope/rating - or prefers friendliness over the fine, imported lotion in the locker room? Where's our list, hackers? Answer: Right here. ... full article »

A tradition in Carson City, Nev., the Divine 9 Road Trip is a party on wheels. Participants play nine courses - such as Genoa Lakes Golf Club and Dayton Valley Golf & Country Club - two holes each, all over the course of 11 hours - plus share laughs, stories and spirits along the way.... full article »

I've been slumming it out on cheap public courses my entire life. At one point, aren't I entitled as a lifelong golfer to finally enjoy the fruits of my suffering on a well conditioned, thoughtfully designed private course from one of the game's premier architects?... full article »

If we at the Golfer Supremacy Rankings could write a script for how the FedEx Cup playoffs would end, we couldn't have done any better that than how things finished at the Tour Championship. Phil Mickelson won the Tour Championship after an emotional and stressful year that saw both his wife and mother fight breast cancer, Tiger Woods proved his knee is no longer a question and, finally, the PGA Tour tossed around bonuses like they were AIG on steroids - and no one seemed to care.... full article »

In 2009, the FedEx Cup is the last big event-ish-like thing-y that Tiger Woods can win, his final chance to save his season and possibly golf. If Steve Stricker wins, everything Tiger has accomplished in his career is for naught.... full article »

Here at the Golfer Supremacy Rankings, we are 100 percent patriotic, right down to our red, white and blue bikini underwear. That's why we burst into patriotic song and dance when the U.S. team held off Europe to keep possession of the Solheim Cup. It was truly a great moment for golf, and this nation.... full article »

Like many of you out there, I have long been dazzled by the ability and charisma of Sergio Garcia. I fully bought into the idea that Sergio could be the next Seve Ballesteros and provide Tiger Woods with a generation-long challenge. And I, like many others, was terribly, terribly wrong.... full article »

Forget all the lessons you took from golf pros. Forget the straight left arm, proper posture, head still, full shoulder turn, pronate, supinate, belt buckle to target, complete follow through, right elbow in pocket and the zillion other things some guy charged you $40 a half hour to remember. There are only two lessons you'll need in order to be a good golfer.... full article »

Even a couple weeks later, Watson's amazing British Open still dominates all in the world of golf. At 59, Watson came within one 7-foot putt of shattering the record for oldest player to ever win a major. Who knows if we've seen the last of Watson as a contender, but make no mistake about it, Tom Watson coming in second at the Open is the most extreme sporting moment of the year.... full article »

Like it or not, folks, when it comes to golf, us old guys rule. The average age of an avid golfer is in the mid-50s, and 78 percent of that group is male. Here are the top 10 reasons why old timers love the game so damn much ...... full article »

As the years have gone by and the Internet has dominated our lives more and more, golf blogging has become a valuable part of the sport and is shockingly becoming a respected form of golf media. And it has managed to accomplish this despite the fact that most golf bloggers are terrible beyond comprehension.... full article »

My friends, let me say this as calmly as possible: Take all your money out of the banks and head to the hills. We're officially 11 minutes from seeing the entire world meltdown into a Mad Max-like anarchy where only hot dudes on motorcycles prosper. Seeing Tiger Woods' golf mecca in Dubai fall under financial pressures is just too big to ignore.... full article »

Slow play is the pimple on the ass of golf. Everyone hates it, but they don't know how to get rid of it. It's a good thing golfers aren't armed, as it would prove too tempting to pick off the guy in the group in front as he retrieves his fifth ball out of the pond.... full article »

While the The Golfer Supremacy Rankings have long held a reputation for accuracy (and have even been acclaimed by ESPN's Jason Sobel), few have given the GSR the credit they deserve. But that should all change soon, as the GSRs become the first golf ranking system to use Wolfrum Alpha, the newest and most important golf blog research tool in the history of humankind.... full article »

Gambling involves the same pressure, whether you're rich or poor. You had better know what you're doing when you gamble. Let's face it, you're a bad golfer or you wouldn't be on this Web site. You'd be on GoodGolfer.com or something, and bad golfers rarely win bets from good golfers, even with handicaps.
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By repeating at the Texas Valero Open, Zach Johnson has shown that he is not just one of the best golfers in the U.S., but he's got the consistency that can define greatness. In that way, he is a lot like the Golfer Supremacy Rankings, the greatest golf rankings system known to humankind.... full article »

There are two types of cheating in golf: legal and illegal. Legally, you can cough or drop the flagstick near your opponent or rattle change in your pocket when they are putting. However, it's illegal to kick a ball out of the woods while your playing partners are preoccupied with the beer girl.
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Here at the Golfer Supremacy Rankings, we're all about hyperbole. That's why we're thrilled to see ESPN golf writer Jason Sobel lose his mind over Brian Gay's 10-shot victory at the Verizon Heritage. Comparing Gay's victory to great triumphs by Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson is the type of rampant hyperbole golf needs.... full article »

A familiar name may have stumbled upon a way to give golfers the higher profiles they deserve. Yes, once again, Natalie Gulbis shall lead them. With her appearance on Donald Trump's deliciously good reality show "Celebrity Apprentice," Gulbis has once again shown the way and proven the importance of being seen.... full article »

The biggest, most prestigious golf tournament on the planet is set to tee off, and we're oozing with adrenaline. Finally, golf is back to the front pages where it so deservedly belongs. So, in honor of the Masters, we've decided to list our favorites for the 2009 green jacket, beginning with a player you may have heard of before.... full article »

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